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cnn has confirmed that mccready committed suicide. she shot herself at her home. outside her successful career she struggled with addiction and mental illness even greeing to be treated on a tv reality show. sports history has been written and another boys club is no more. danica patrick became the first woman to win the poll position for the daytona 500. i spoke with her and she talked about this win breaking gender barrie barriers. >> i love that to go beyond racing it in general. just to break gender barriers, i feel one of the coolest things is to think that parents and their kids are having that conversation at home about it. i've heard stories about a kid saying but mom, dad, that's a girl that's out there racing. th then they can have that conversation to say you can do what you want to do. your passion matters. >> danica where share the front road with jeff gordon. >>> florida senator marco rubio ka calling the white house plan dead on rival. those are you headlines. >>> welcome back to this special "piers morgan tonight." i'm ashleigh banfield in for pier
cnn has confirmed that mccready committed suicide. she shot herself at her home. outside her successful career she struggled with addiction and mental illness even greeing to be treated on a tv reality show. sports history has been written and another boys club is no more. danica patrick became the first woman to win the poll position for the daytona 500. i spoke with her and she talked about this win breaking gender barrie barriers. >> i love that to go beyond racing it in general. just...
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his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how does it feel to be an inspiration for literally people who are disabled the entire world over? >> i think it's a massive blessing. i have been very privileged to be given a talent and over the last seven or eight years i have worked hard on working on it and being the best athlete i can be and being an international sportsman is a big responsibility and coming with it, you have to remember there are kids who look up to you, is definitely something you have to keep at the back of your mind. >> what somebody said to me, the amazing thing you have done
his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer....
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cnn the most trusted name in news. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >>> welcome back to this special "piers morgan tonight." i'm ashleigh banfield in for piers. while the triumph cruise ship inched back to shore, another story just as riveting makes news around the world. it is that of oscar pistorius, the paralympic star accused in the valentine's day murder of his girlfriend. pistorius sat down with piers last year for a candid and surprising one-on-one interview. we're going to bring it to you in just a moment. first, the case against a man who became known as the blade runner. oscar pistorius stands in the packed courtroom openly weeping as he faces the shocking charge. a national hero in south africa, the olympic athlete known as the blade runner, is accused of
cnn the most trusted name in news. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >>> welcome back to this special "piers morgan tonight." i'm ashleigh banfield in for piers. while the...
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again, these are some of the first pictures live coming in to cnn from our helicopter, cnn exclusive for you, to see the progress of this ship as it makes it into shore and the headline, it will make it into shore, no matter what has been reported prior. the company has made a decision, dark or not dark, it is going to be going through that channel with those tugboats to make it dockside, hopefully between seven to ten hours. those tugboats working laboriously but it is a sluggish pace, make no mistake, they are going as fast as a lawn mower, about six to seven knots. if you know knots, that's not much more than miles per hour, somewhere around seven miles an hour. it is slow and some of the signs that have been hanging off, they're not in your image right now, but some of the signs that passengers have been hanging overboard have read "please help us." that's quite something. the carnival corporation is spending its -- is sending its representatives out to sea to meet up with these tugs and the ship. you can see the supplies on the tugboats and the workers also alongside that ship,
again, these are some of the first pictures live coming in to cnn from our helicopter, cnn exclusive for you, to see the progress of this ship as it makes it into shore and the headline, it will make it into shore, no matter what has been reported prior. the company has made a decision, dark or not dark, it is going to be going through that channel with those tugboats to make it dockside, hopefully between seven to ten hours. those tugboats working laboriously but it is a sluggish pace, make no...
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the hotel would not speak to cnn despite repeated attempts. but this is the latest chapter in the hotel's dark storied history, says l.a. crime novelist and journalist denise hamilton. >> in so many ways the cecil is a metaphor for the city of los angeles and hollywood. it's all facade. it's all glitz on the outside and it's got this romantic, turbulent, sinister history. >> reporter: the hotel was built during the roaring '20s but crushed under the economic weight of the depression. in the 1940s, the black dahlia, elizabeth short, is rumored to have stayed here before she was killed and dismembered. in the '50s and '60s, a place where the desperate ended it all. >> they rented a room, went up to the room, jumped out the window. there was one woman who committed suicide and she ended up landing on a pedestrian who was walking by. and killed the pedestrian as well. >> reporter: the hotel's folklore grew. it served as a backdrop in tv series like "beretta." as downtown l.a. descended into crime in the '80s, so did the guests. serial killer richa
the hotel would not speak to cnn despite repeated attempts. but this is the latest chapter in the hotel's dark storied history, says l.a. crime novelist and journalist denise hamilton. >> in so many ways the cecil is a metaphor for the city of los angeles and hollywood. it's all facade. it's all glitz on the outside and it's got this romantic, turbulent, sinister history. >> reporter: the hotel was built during the roaring '20s but crushed under the economic weight of the...
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pistorius invited cnn to his room in 2008 when these pictures were taken, and cnn is told steenkamp was shot four times through a bathroom door, and authorities say afterwards, pistorius carried her down these stairs while she was still alive. questions still remain over reports of a bloodied cricket bat found at the scene. was it used to attack steenkamp? did she use it to defend herself? or did oscar use it to break down the bathroom door after the shooting? and there are reports by the local media that police had found steroids at the house which authorities have not commented on to cnn. as the legal process now begins against the man known as blade runner, all of oscar's future races have been canceled. he was scheduled to run in australia, brazil, the u.s., the uk, and russia. and while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family said there will be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be on her cast, but now becomes her last good-bye. >> i take home with me so many amazing memories and
pistorius invited cnn to his room in 2008 when these pictures were taken, and cnn is told steenkamp was shot four times through a bathroom door, and authorities say afterwards, pistorius carried her down these stairs while she was still alive. questions still remain over reports of a bloodied cricket bat found at the scene. was it used to attack steenkamp? did she use it to defend herself? or did oscar use it to break down the bathroom door after the shooting? and there are reports by the local...
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hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. we took an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's make sure we are doing our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the next election. they can get creative. write checks to the charity or the treasury. ironically, some tea party backed party lawmakers are reluctant to give up their own pay. do you think members of congress should take a pay cut? >> i don't think some of i don't think we should raise our pay. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it wouldn't have an effect. >> reporter: would you take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann asked that question, talking several times only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on th
hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. we took an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's make sure we are doing our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the...
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. >> except, remember something too, part of what you see when you turn on cnn or other stations are people in america projecting their cultural kind of assumptions on to south africa. i saw somebody the other night, may have been on this show say, well, he didn't call 911, which factually was not correct. they have something there. but the person he would have called is perfectly normal according to people i know in south africa, is who you would call. so it is not the american system. but i think this guy has a pretty good defense, based on what i talked to, people in south africa, his kind of paranoia, his fear of crime, i don't think that's something that is so outlandish. >> mark, let me ask you, the prosecutor has been trying to portray pistorius as a flight risk. the fact that he doesn't recognize his crime, the idea that he is prone to violence. do you think that a solid argument against bail? >> no, i think the opposite. i think what the magistrate replied, is why wouldn't he have every incentive in the world to clear his name. and he's got a very able defense team. i think
. >> except, remember something too, part of what you see when you turn on cnn or other stations are people in america projecting their cultural kind of assumptions on to south africa. i saw somebody the other night, may have been on this show say, well, he didn't call 911, which factually was not correct. they have something there. but the person he would have called is perfectly normal according to people i know in south africa, is who you would call. so it is not the american system....
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the 85th academy awards, oscars are being polished and i'll be here sunday night to cover it for cnn. kim masters joins us. where are you with us? a lot of good movies this year. a lot of conjecture about who may win. >> unlike other years, it it doesn't seem like everything is a lock. the year that forest whitt ker won every award under the sun. this year some of the key categories could go a couple different ways. that could be the final thing that the academy needs to breakthrough and get ratings back. it's not about skewing younger or having a younger host or opening up the best picture category. it's about a little unpredictability. >> they are using the success of the musical-related stuff. what do you think is skewing it towards more musical performance? >> i hear the length is quite long. and i think they are talking about closing the show with a duet with kristen chen witch and seth mccar far lan. >> i think it will be amazing. you have to point. the musical stuff is fine, but if you're skewing it to a younger demographic, is it sensible? >> they are balancing it with the cas
the 85th academy awards, oscars are being polished and i'll be here sunday night to cover it for cnn. kim masters joins us. where are you with us? a lot of good movies this year. a lot of conjecture about who may win. >> unlike other years, it it doesn't seem like everything is a lock. the year that forest whitt ker won every award under the sun. this year some of the key categories could go a couple different ways. that could be the final thing that the academy needs to breakthrough and...
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eastern on cnn. >>> well, it may be as pretty as a postcard. the glistening white ship against a crystal blue sky but this isn't how more than 4,000 passengers and crew members aboard the carnival "triumph" are remembering their week-long nightmare that just ended hours ago. no, they were staggering off the ship that had minimal fire since an engine fire last sunday in the middle of the gulf of mexico. jammed the power and put them in darkness and set off the vacation from hell. whoa, are they hope to be back. if you were with us yesterday, you know that mobile, alabama, was in sight for, oh, i don't know, ten or more hours before these very happy travelers had something to cheer about once they got to land. once they did get to land, they dispersed mostly on buses from new orleans. from there, on buses and planes to houston or galveston. that is where the "triumph" originally set sail from. speaking of sailing, that massive 14-story tank is on the move. this time to a repair dock. tugboats started pushing it an hour ago. i want to bring some j
eastern on cnn. >>> well, it may be as pretty as a postcard. the glistening white ship against a crystal blue sky but this isn't how more than 4,000 passengers and crew members aboard the carnival "triumph" are remembering their week-long nightmare that just ended hours ago. no, they were staggering off the ship that had minimal fire since an engine fire last sunday in the middle of the gulf of mexico. jammed the power and put them in darkness and set off the vacation from...
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. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> that's it for us. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, the president hits the road to stop forced spending cuts, but is this another game of chicken with the gop, or do either have a real plan? plus, a missing woman found dead in a water tank on top of a hotel. a deadly mystery found out by hotel residents when the water tasted fun. it's right out of csi. >>> and new developments in the oscar pistorius case tonight. what the prosecution claims it found in the olympian's house. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a little less confrontation, a little more action. a lot of people want that. it was a song made famous by elvis presley, but apparently not something that is so popular in washington. we're nine days away now from the forced spending cuts that are going to take effect, and while we may be short on time, we are not short on blame. president obama for one was busy today with no less than eight local television interview
. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> that's it for us. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, the president hits the road to stop forced spending cuts, but is this another game of chicken with the gop, or do either have a real plan? plus, a missing woman found dead in a water tank on top of a hotel. a deadly mystery found out by hotel residents when the water tasted fun. it's right out of csi. >>> and new...
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cnn's robyn curnow was in the courtroom today. she's "outfront" in johannsburg tonight. robyn, let me ask you about the testosterone first. there's been a lot of talk about that speculation, about whether he could have been on testosterone or steroids and this could have been some sort of a roid rage. how did the defense respond to the prosecution talking about those boxes of prosecution? >> they kind of took down the investigating officer quite quickly, because they said to him in this quite amusing exchange for the court as they watched it, they said, well, how do you know this is testosterone? and the investigating officer said, well, i just read the label. and he said, well, have you had it tested yet? and he said, no, no, not yet, we're still testing the substance. and oscar pistorius's lawyer said, if you went to any pharmacist, you could have found this is a herbal medication. >> let's talk about the other claim that could potentially be damning. the prosecutor says they have witnesses who heard nonstop shouting that appeared to be coming from the pistorius home.
cnn's robyn curnow was in the courtroom today. she's "outfront" in johannsburg tonight. robyn, let me ask you about the testosterone first. there's been a lot of talk about that speculation, about whether he could have been on testosterone or steroids and this could have been some sort of a roid rage. how did the defense respond to the prosecution talking about those boxes of prosecution? >> they kind of took down the investigating officer quite quickly, because they said to him...
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cnn's phil black joins me now. and the shock wave blew out windows, injured around 1,000 people, it really looked like a scene from a movie. how were they feeling and coping today there? >> reporter: well, they're recovering, susan, slowly but steadily. most of the damage, although quite widespread is not serious. it's largely windows, glasses that were sprayed and broken. some buildings lost a few, some lost most of them, some lost not at all. a few buildings have much more serious examples of damage like the ice rink behind me. there locals say that section of the wall was actually blown in by that shock wave from the meteor. but the cleanup and recovery operation is very much underway and it's likely within a week or so there aren't going to be too many scars from the close encounter. the people, themselves, they're recovering slowly, as well. we now around 1,000 of them suffered physical injuries. most of them, in fact, all of them not very serious. what they talk about is the fear, the terror of those few mome
cnn's phil black joins me now. and the shock wave blew out windows, injured around 1,000 people, it really looked like a scene from a movie. how were they feeling and coping today there? >> reporter: well, they're recovering, susan, slowly but steadily. most of the damage, although quite widespread is not serious. it's largely windows, glasses that were sprayed and broken. some buildings lost a few, some lost most of them, some lost not at all. a few buildings have much more serious...
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christine thank you. >>> here's a look at what's trending on cnn. if you were planning to seeshy shia labeouf in his broadway debut, you can cancel that. he quit. he didn't elaborate on the reasons but been posting e-mails on his twitter account between him and the director and co-star alec baldwin that gives an indication of a lot of drama behind the scenes, so one can just guess that that's probably why he's leaving. >>> marguerite joseph of gross point shores in michigan doesn't want to lie about her age but facebook is forcing her to not tell the truth about her age. marguerite is 104 years old. >> love it. >> yes, darn it, she wants a facebook page. the settings on facebook don't allow her to enter her year of birth which is 1908 so she has to say she's 99. her granddaughter helped her set up her facebook profile a couple years ago and they've been reaching out to the founder of facebook, mark zuckerberg to get the problem corrected, so far no comment from facebook. 99, 104, come on. >> i love it that she's on facebook. i love it. and that her
christine thank you. >>> here's a look at what's trending on cnn. if you were planning to seeshy shia labeouf in his broadway debut, you can cancel that. he quit. he didn't elaborate on the reasons but been posting e-mails on his twitter account between him and the director and co-star alec baldwin that gives an indication of a lot of drama behind the scenes, so one can just guess that that's probably why he's leaving. >>> marguerite joseph of gross point shores in michigan...
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we have much more ahead on cnn saturday morning, which starts right now. i hope you're having a good saturday so far. i'm susan hendricks in for randi kaye and victor blackwell today. it is 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 out west. thanks for starting your day with us. thnchts morning we can now tell you how cop killer christopher dorner died, a single gun shot wound to the head that was likely self inflicted with tuesday's standoff with police. nick valencia was in l.a. as this unfolded. he joins me now. how was it to be out there in the thick of this? >> it was crazy. everybody was talking about it. it was a conversation at dinner tables, it was a conversation out there outside headquarters, in big bear. i spoke to dozens of police officers while i was there. one police officer i spoke to specifically was telling me about the safety concerns and the family and how his family was taking it. he said, nick, my wife knew me going into being an lapd officer was dangerous. what she didn't anticipate was the support and emp thiezers that came out in support of chr
we have much more ahead on cnn saturday morning, which starts right now. i hope you're having a good saturday so far. i'm susan hendricks in for randi kaye and victor blackwell today. it is 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 out west. thanks for starting your day with us. thnchts morning we can now tell you how cop killer christopher dorner died, a single gun shot wound to the head that was likely self inflicted with tuesday's standoff with police. nick valencia was in l.a. as this unfolded. he joins...
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sanjay gupta cnn reporting. >>> welcome back. a natural gas leak is being blamed for the explosion that leveled a popular kansas city ris straunt late yesterday. the last injured 15 people. one woman is missing, a search is under way. city officials are holding nus conference and we'll bring you new information. >>> we are storms are coming our way. up to a foot of snow. arkansas is under ice storm warnings until tomorrow ach. >>> we are in between court hearings for a one time power couple. jesse jackson jr. and sandra jackson, the former congressman is pleading guilty to campaign funds. his wife is due in court this afternoon to admit to filing buying gus income tax returns. our experts darren is host of the program deadly since on the investigation discovery network. carrie hackett is a criminal defense attorney in atlanta. darren, let's start with you. the amount of money we're talking about here and lavishness if that's a word of the spending. we're talking children's furniture, rolexs here, pretty big. >> i'll go with lavis
sanjay gupta cnn reporting. >>> welcome back. a natural gas leak is being blamed for the explosion that leveled a popular kansas city ris straunt late yesterday. the last injured 15 people. one woman is missing, a search is under way. city officials are holding nus conference and we'll bring you new information. >>> we are storms are coming our way. up to a foot of snow. arkansas is under ice storm warnings until tomorrow ach. >>> we are in between court hearings for...